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Eileen Eilender | ... | Susanne jung 1 |
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Leon Breitenborn | ... | Ecki jung 1 |
Dietmar Bär | ... | Vater | |
Saskia Vester | ... | Mutter | |
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Anna Koesling | ... | Susanne jung 2 |
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Steven Wellmann | ... | Ecki jung 2 |
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Melody Sitta | ... | Cordula jung |
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Jan Giffel | ... | Udo jung |
Maximilian Brückner | ... | Ecki | |
Willi Thomczyk | ... | Wirt | |
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Jochen Stern | ... | Rentner Rudi |
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Judith Hoersch | ... | Cordula (as Judith Delphine Hoersch) |
Carlo Ljubek | ... | Udo | |
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Mirko Lang | ... | Tobias |
Tobias van Dieken | ... | Bernhard (as Tobias Vandieken) |
Fair-haired Ecki, the baker's son, has grown up the golden boy of his home town. All that changes the instant he and his soccer teammates discover he's gay. Now the object of scorn and ridicule (and finding himself unceremoniously kicked off his team), Ecki travels to the city of Dortmund to recruit an all-gay soccer team to return and prove to his town and his former soccer mates who the best men are. As first-time-out Ecki searches blindly through gay watering holes for players, his parents endure a rash of derisive gay jokes from the townies, leaving Ecki's gruff father to hope for a change in his son's orientation while also considering closing down the family business. Written by statmanjeff
Yes, it has been done before-- an "against all odds" sports film. But this film tackles the genre in a funny, laugh-out-loud way. An odd assortment of characters-- some eccentric but all pretty much everyday folks-- are well-presented. The dialog is witty, the romance is sweet and the film is well-paced. You really root for these characters-- you like them and care about them. A light and fun two hours with no heavy messages or polemics. Sure, the film is predictable but the humor and the fact that you care for the characters prevents the rolling of eyes and the restlessness that often comes when you know what is ahead of you in a film.